Hat protector



WUl KONG UN.

-HAT PROTECTOR APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1920- 1,402, 550. x Pa ented Jan-3,1922.

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WUI KONG UN, OF HONGKONG, KWANG TUNG, CHINA.

HAT PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.3,1922.

Application filed January 9, 1920. serial No. 350,401.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Wm KoNo UN, :1, citizen of the Republic of China, residing at Hongkong, in the Province of Kwang Tung,

China, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

The invention hasforan object to effect improvements in that type of hat coverings which are intended to be engagedoverthe hat while being worn, to protect it from being soiled by rain water or snow, or dust, whereby their manufacture will be'simplified, the devices improved in certain structural details. 7

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will appear from the construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the drawings, wherein, I

Figure -1 is a representation of a hat in use and covered with one form of my appliance,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a hat of different form, I i

Fig. 3 is a detail of the string guide construction, v

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary bottom view of the form of covering used upon the hat shown in Fig. 2. 4

Fig. 5 is a detail cross sectional view of the string guide device in one form,

Fig. 5 is a similar view of a different arran ement of the string guide,

1g. 6 is a further form of the covering. There is illustrated in Figure. l a turban style of hat 10, upon; the head 11 of a wearer and having a covering 12 which in the present instance comprises acircular blank or sheet of a transparent material, such as oiled silk, though alight material of an desirable kind may be used.

n producing the device. for use with hats such as shown in Fig. 2, the sheet 12 is made of such size that it will. project sufiiciently beyond'the brim of the hat to permit itto be gathered in under the brim and close to the head of the wearer, A band 17 may be applied upon the sheet 12 around the intermediate portion of the device after it has been gathered into the form shown in Fig. 6,

forming a dome shaped crown covering part 18 of'a size to fit loosely over the crown portion of the hat, If found preferable, a fine cord or other thread 19 may be 'applled, as

indicated in Fig. 2, which may be perma-= nently attached to the sheet in order tohold the crown portion in form, as this facilitates the rapid adjustment of the device upon the hat. I

Preferably, in order to facilitate the use of a gathering string or lace at the. edge portion of the hat where it is drawn in beneath the hat, I provide a 20, which may be formed of rubber, preferably, or similar material which will tend.

to hold an open shape, whereby the athering string will not become bound t erein.-

In the attachment of rubber tubing to the hat, a portion of fine rubber tubing isfixed to the extreme edge portion of the sheet 12 by having one side of the tubing pinched and laid flat against the edge of the sheet, after which the flattened portion of the tube'and the sheet are stitched together. In the formation of the device for'use upon turban hats the pinched portion of the tube is laid toward the outer edge of the sheet 12, whereas in the preparation of .the device for use upon brim hats, the. pinched portion is. directed toward the inner part of the sheet 12 tubing in that instance will also insure the' wearer against irritation by uneven edges. An important purpose in this arrangement of the tubing, however, is in" order that when the draw-string is tightened it willbear against the tubing at a rounded part, and not in the convergent surfaces toward the point of attachment of the tube to the hat portion of tubing while the open and enlarged part. of the I tube lies just without the ed e of the sheet.'

cover, thereby, assuring free movement of the string at all times and preventing uneven gathering of the cover in the main.

It is to be understood that the protector can be applied to various kinds and styles of headwear beside those illustrated. v i

What is claimed is:

l. A device of the character described comprising a circular blank of fabric, a

rubber or like tube element extending around the blank having oneside pinchedand flat.

v tened against the ed e portion of the blank rection to lie adjacent the head of the'wearer when in use, and a draw-string in the tubular element having exposed ends for manipu- 15 lation.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WUI KONG UN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE E. ANDERSON, LEE Lrx LING. 

